Cherry Crush

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Synopsis

Privileged teenager Jordan Wells finds himself expelled from prep school after taking provocative photos of his female classmates. Now enrolled in the local high school, he becomes helplessly blinded by the beauty of Shay Bettencourt, a stunning temptress from the other side of the tracks. She is everything he wanted, everything he needed, and nothing he expected. As the relationship heats up, Jordan finds himself wrapped up in the web of her fatal beauty - and an accessory to murder -- twice.

Review

This movie is beautiful to look at. I can't remember the last movie I watched that was quite so breathtaking, visually. Story wise, however, the movie leaves a touch to be desired. It's really not bad per se but it's a little predictable and characters that are potentially interesting aren't fleshed out enough. For us, Shay (Nikki) is someone we'd like to know more about but really, we're given the bare essentials and that's it. She's seemingly alone, despite a sister apparently on drugs and her boyfriend, Wade (Frank Whaley) is an older guy who she wants Jordan (Jonathan) to take pix of when she and he are together. Right there we knew what Shay was up to and it was hard to believe that Jordan was so gullible as to go along with it. Shay is smart, Jordan is naive and, throw a dirty cop into the mix and things get interesting for the viewer, horrifying for Jordan and tense for Shay. This movie could've been superb but as it is, it's good. I will repeat though, it's gorgeous to look at and the acting is good too [Nikki is fantastic as per usual] - so if you see it on, do try to catch it.

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Democrat & Chronicle: Cherry Crush

"Seduction, drama and deception. No, we're not talking about another Saturday night on A Street — we're talking about Cherry Crush, a movie shot in Rochester and its suburbs. The film will have its world premiere at the Little Theatre on Friday, Feb. 16, and run for one week before being released on DVD. The storyline focuses on two high school students: Jordan Wells, played by Jonathan Tucker (one of the stars of the upcoming NBC drama The Black Donnellys), who likes taking sexually explicit photographs of teenage girls, and Shay Bettencourt, played by Nikki Reed (Evie from Thirteen), a young, unpredictable femme-fatale."

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Cherry Crush Opening February 16

"The locally filmed teen murder thriller, Cherry Crush, will be premiered in a weeklong run at the Little Theatre in February. Cherry Crush was made by the local production studio, Post Central, under the direction of Nicholas DiBella, and was shot in Rochester in August and September 2005. Premier week will be Feb. 16 to 22. Cherry Crush stars Nikki Reed (of Thirteen, Lords of Dogtown, The O.C.) and Jonathan Tucker (of Hostage, Pulse, and the upcoming NBC series, The Black Donnellys), with support from veteran character actors Frank Whaley (Pulp Fiction, JFK) and Michael O'Keefe (Caddyshack, The Great Santini). Film producer Gary Knaak says they've secured international distribution, and are finalizing deals for theatrical, DVD and TV distribution in North America, but wanted Rochester to have the first look at the film. "

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